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Stay Tuned with Preet

New From Cafe: Remade in America with Bassem Youssef

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.832.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

You heard him a few weeks ago live on stage with Preet at the Apollo Theater. Now Bassem Youssef has his own podcast: Remade in America. It's a show about feeling like an outsider in America — and trying to make it anyway.  This first episode features comedian Maz Jobrani, author of "I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV." And the second episode of Remade in America, just out today, features the hilarious and insightful Baratunde Thurston.  Check it out, subscribe and Preet will be back Thursday with a new episode of Stay Tuned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:11.1

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0:26.9

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0:57.9

Hey guys, you might remember a special episode of the podcast a few weeks ago. It was

1:02.0

the live show at the Apollo Theater in New York with Basim, USIF, who was known as the John

1:08.5

Stewart of Egypt, who spoke out against government autocracy in his country and ultimately had

1:13.7

to flee. Well, Cafe is launching a second podcast and it's hosted by Basim, USIF. It's

1:22.3

called Remade in America. And today I'm sharing the first episode of that podcast featuring

1:27.6

comedian Moze Gibrani with StayToon listeners. It's a show about feeling like an outsider

1:32.6

in America and trying to make it anyway. So check out the show and then head on over to

1:38.1

the Remade in America podcast where ever you listen to this podcast and listen to the

1:42.0

second episode out today. And don't forget to subscribe. You're going to love it. And

1:47.6

I'll be back Thursday with another episode of StayToon. See you then.

1:54.6

Hello friends. My name is Basim, USIF. Welcome to the first episode of my new show Remade

2:01.9

in America, presented by Cafe. Before we get started, a little bit about me. My story

2:09.7

begins in Egypt, where I lived until I was 40 years old. I was a regular guy. I was

2:15.7

married. I worked as a heart surgeon. You know, a regular dude. But my plan had always

2:21.6

been to move to America. But then something strange happened.

2:27.9

Egyptians, my people, took to the streets to tell our military dictator Hosni Mubarak to

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